Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Our family is learning to sing and play the Walk Off the Earth cover of "Little Boxes." Emmett refuses to sing because he has a fixed mindset, which is a problem we are trying to address, but he has conceded to play percussion. When we get awesome we will record it and start our family band. I never watched "The Partridge Family," but we'll probably be just like that, only with better clothes and hair. And our tour bus will have a paleta freezer in the back, and we will sell the paletas at our concerts. This is my retirement plan. I am stoked!

I have a couple of powder-blue chairs that I bought from the D.I. years ago, and powder blue is a terrible color as you know. So last week I dyed them green according to these instructions, and it worked like a charm and they look totally revitalized and fantastic. See (pardon the glare on the corner--the dye really is even all over):

I pay someone, but buy my own fabric, at a fabric outlet, if I can. I have personally reupholstered a few things, but I would not tackle something the least bit complex. I have some chairs that I have recovered about 4 times. They are old, comfortable, and of sturdy quality. Replacing them would cost more than having them recovered.

I tried to make a cover for a seat cushion once and that was enough for me. I have a friend who learned to reupholster through the university extension and she swears it's not that hard, but I'm sorry, the tufting is a dealbreaker.